Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
个人觉得最差的设定是，拥有控制僵尸的能力太随意了，失去了唯一性，便也失去了最大看点，而且结尾还强行复活了第一部的女一，照这发展下去就成“X战警”了。😓男主发福不少
没看第一部，初看这部的话。。。会觉得有点无趣，但是吧，相信我，你会越看越带感的，看到最后竟然觉得，诶，还可以诶
比第一部画质提升了不少，中间有点闷，结尾打地堡节奏很好，前期男主的小窝真的有创意，把光合燃料丧尸发挥到极致，物尽其用啊。反派死法有点狗血，能猜到的那种。不过立意不错，镜头语言也独具一格，牛啊
难看死了
脑洞大开的无厘头丧尸片 没想到还能看到第二部… 并且有点小期待第三部？😂😂😂
Walk hand in hand like you had forever, kiss each other like you did all summer, but never make plans with your lover. 同影史上又多了一个如梦似幻 戛然而止 刻骨铭心的夏天
看第一部的时候，觉得挺不错的一部恐怖片，感觉会有续集。没想到时隔这么多年出了续作。没有第一作看着那么喜欢，里面的僵尸弱鸡的存在，而且喜欢单独行动（不知道是不是没钱请大量群演），没有被抓光做实验，估计也是剧情需要了。
那是掺着绿的蓝，藏着谜的爱恋，雾气迷了眼，沸水冷寂，死水溢来便无所觉，陷进去——塘中的龟有了名为岸上人的瘾，水草缠着它，无所觉，陷进去。
没第一部好看。这个片子最不合适的地方在于，一个按理说肩负着拯救全人类重任的药物研究生产点搞的跟三无作坊似的，有这捉有抗体的人磨成粉制药的功夫为啥不研究一下到底为啥有的人有抗体在大规模生产。更别说一群人各个都有虐待倾向了。我知道在这种情况下生活压力很大，可是精神这么不健康，更是难以好好活下去啊。还是第一部好看。
特效好了不少，主角团各种虐一大波士兵然后被俩智障各种虐……
一般吧。有些流于形式，类型片的框架。看了一多半，没心情看下去了
A bit cliché but still good.
没看第一部，初看这部的话。。。会觉得有点无趣，但是吧，相信我，你会越看越带感的，看到最后竟然觉得，诶，还可以诶
新男主傻乎乎的。
其实创意挺好的，但是剧情不合常理，还有第三部。
2、丧尸能源的设定依然在，本作新增了活人药引子的设定，还有机械丧尸，但终归没有什么大的突破
先看了评分再看片子、意外觉得还凑合可以看一下的，下半部分还不错的样子，可能我自带僵尸片滤镜了…
前半段有点无聊，不过男主家里的设置还挺有意思的。后期联手进入地堡打架也没什么看点…这实验室的自毁程序也不怎么样或者说女主光环太大，这电影的看点就在操纵丧尸，结果也没几幕
防爆盾，防弹防手雷。丧尸提供能源和燃料。小孩子不要看，太血腥了，爆头，肠子。这都没死，爆炸火焰。
家庭伦理轻喜剧，节奏有些拖沓，但不碍事，剧情走向啥的都在预料之中
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